Orthodox Jews in Talks With Health Officials Over Oral Suction Circumcision

Orthodox Jews in Talks With Health Officials Over Oral Suction Circumcision 

Daily Mail (Britain) with Associated Press

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2963564/Orthodox-Jews-talks-health-officials-oral-suction-circumcision-linked-herpes-children.html

The Orthodox Jewish tradition known as oral suction circumcision reaches back to biblical times but it has created a modern-day dilemma for New York City health officials, who have linked it to 17 cases of infant herpes since 2000. Two died and two others suffered brain damage ... City health officials estimate more than 3,000 babies are circumcised each year using the oral suction method - formally called metzitzah b'peh in Hebrew. A 2012 report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised against the practice, saying it increases the risk of herpes infection in baby boys by 3.4 times that of other male newborns.